Multiple-compartment container



G. A. PFEIFFER MULTIPLE COMPARTMENT CONTAINER Dec. 30,1930.

Filed Sept. 25, 1929 ATTORNEY accompanying drawings, in Which Fig. I main parts associated with the lower com- Patenlml Dec. 30,1930

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{MU 'rrrIin-corrr R'rMEN cr CONTAINER .applicationffiled September 25; 1929.2 Serial No. 394,938.

I llhisinvrition relatesto face powder boxes in gen'eraland =more especially to multiple compartment facepow'der boxes. v

,Among the objects of thepresent invention it is aimedto-provide an improved mul-" tiple :compartmentface powder box in which a plurality of separated portions of powder can be carried.

Itjis still a further object of. the present invention to ,provide'aan improved multiple ccompartmentjface powder box'having one compartment 1 for aday facepowder and another compartment for, a11ight face powde-ryeach of which compartments isreadily & accessible without: disturbing the contents ofthegother compartment i Among the objects ,of' the present, invention it ,is also aimed to provide a multiple compartment face powder box having a com- 2 partmentvfor a day face powder and another compartment 'for a night. face powder and which compartments, can be readily filled and sealed one againstthe other with a minimum number of operations andso sealed with a 3 minimum danger of spilling 'c we These andother features, capabilities and advantages of theinvention will appear from the subj oined vdetail description of the specili'c embodiments thereof illustrated in the Figure1 is a transverse section of a box made according to one embodiment;

Fig-2 isa bottomplan view of the same; I Fig. 3 is a transverse section of the bottom compartment portion of th1sembod1ment,

;Fig.f;4 is a transverse section of the two partslofthebox containing the upper compartmentand cover for the lower compartmentof this embodiment;

Fig. 5 is a transverse section of'the cover for the upper compartment of this embodiment; I H c Fig. 6 is a transverse section of another emhodiment; and I transverse section of the two partment of this second embodiment.

in the embodiment;illustrated' in Figs.- 1

to 5-inclusive, there isprovided a,,bottom port-ion A 1' containing the lower .compart- .ment; an ii'ltermediate portion B containing the cover for the lower compartment and the upper compartment, and the cover portion-G. p i I I In Fig. 3, the lower portion A is illustrated as provided with the shoulder portion 1, an annular wall portion 2 to which is secured, a destructible seal 3, and a base portion 4 which is preferably composed of two sheet members 5 and 6, the sheet member 6 having so a circular opening 7 and the sheet member 5 having an opening 8 of greater diameter than the opening 7 so that a flange portion 9 is formed by the annular portion of the layer 6 around the opening 7 orjlabel'12'pasted or otherwise permanently secured to the lower face of the closure mem Z5 ber 10 and base 4 to seal the closure member 10 in place. r

The intermediate portion B is provided with an annular wall 13 corresponding in peripheral extent with the shoulder 1 and having an inner diameter substantially corresponding with theouter diameter of the annular wall 2 so that the wall 13 may receive the wall 2 of the lower portion A. The wall 13 has a plane intermediate wall portion 14 secured thereto to form the bottom or base of the, upper compartment. To this base 14 and inside the wall 13 there is secured the annular wall 15, leaving a shoulder at 16 between the walls 13 and 15. The wall member 13 is preferably of sufficient extent so that whenits outerfree edge engages the shoulder 1,thebaseportion 1% will be spaced from the .The annular wall 18 and destructible seal '19 are initially prepared and supplied to the filling station where they are filled with the 1% This lower portion 05 I A is initially prepared as aforesaid with the desired'powder, in the presentinstance the day face powder, and thereupon the outer surface of the wall 18 has formed thereon asuitabl'e adhesive substance whereupon the intermediate portionB is forced down with theinner face of the wall 15 sliding on the outer faceof the wall 18 until itis-driven home to the position indicatedinjFig. 1;

where the destructible seal 19 is disposed at the level of the free edge-2010f the wall 15.

To the wall member 15there is attachedjthe cover portionCwhich consists'of'theannularf I I p A and 7, the intermediate portion B is identlcal :withthe.intermediate portion B o f'the embodiment illustrated in Figs. land 5, and

Wall 21"and base portion'22,the annular wall 21 having'an inner diameter sufiicient to clearl the inner face of the wall 15. When the inner Y edge '23 of the annular wail21 engages the shoulder '16 of the Walli13 asindicated inFigf 1, the lower-face of the base 22 will be c spaced from the seal 19 as indicatedin Fig.1,

"the wall member 21' beingof sufiicient length to clear the upper edge 20 0fthe'ai' nular wall 15; v

' ith a multiple compartment face powder box constructed 'a's aforesaid, the container portions for the face powder can'be separate fly filled and'two cover'members provided for the two container portions, which may be spaced, in their final asseniblyfrom the up- The spaces formed above per Jdestructible sealof the container portions, and yet: when the cover members are, 7 in place'on'bothcontainer portions, a unitary p I v tilled withthe desired faceflpowdenthe night the seals 3 :and

structure is provided,

19 serve several'important functions. In the first place, dueto 'the fact that'these face powder boxes aroused on ornamental dressing tables and the-like, face powd er box man'- ufacturers have vied with one'another in prodiicing boxes that are highly artistic both in shape and color. When the spaces formed above the seals 3 and 19 are provided, the

shape of the box need not be determined by the quantity of powder contained 'thereiini the seal properly'anchoring the powder por- '-tion in place irrespective of'the dimensii'nr 1 of'the'spaces formed above theseals, and the spaces therefore be determined only accord ing'to the design of box desired. In the next place, after the seals are broken and the boxes have come into use, the provision of a- 7 space above theupper level of the surfaceof the powder is highly desirable to prevent the powder being squirted through the sides" of'the cover when pressing the-cover into lace the s )aces rovidin air cushion chambers' for .the air extruded in such closing action whlch will be sufficient tope'rm t the air extruded to gradually leak out without unduly agitating the powder and carrying italong during such extruding action. a

With'a multiple compartment face powder box made a'sflaforesaid, it is also apparent" that there is little {danger of spilling the powder, when either face powder contain:-

"3 er'is' inuse. lvhen the lower facepowden container is being used, theupper face pow- V lower face powder container is removed, and s in turn,when the upper face powder container is-being used, the lower face powder container remains undisturbed beneath the upper face powder; container while the cover ui'sremovedi' In the embodiment illustratedin Figs. 6

similarly,"the cover portion C"i'is identical with ftlie'cov er portion G of the'enihodiment 7' illustrated in Figs, lvto Merely the portion Adifl'ers from the portion A ofthe embodiment illustrated in Figs- 1 resend therefore the portion A- alone will be described in detail; 7 5 V a t Q The portion A of the embodiment illus.-'

trated in Figs. 6 and 7 comprisesanannular wall 25 'securedto the inneriface of the'flange V 26 of the base portion 27. Tothe inner face of the wall 25 is secured the outer face of the annularwall -28 of the container portion having secured thereto theseal-29. The annu lar wall 28 and seal 29', as illustrated in Fig.

7, is'suppliedtothefilling station where it'is f )owder-inthe resent instance. Thereu on in 'F-ig.- 7, a nd after having a suitable adhesive substan'ce secured to the outer faceof the wall 28, such base'portion A is pressed the-basefportion' A. is inverted as illustrated 2 down until the free edge 30 of the wall 28 en i will be substantially at the level of the free edge 31 of the annular .wall 25. The innerdiface of. the wallfiorso that the wall 13 can slide over the Wall2'5 and rest on the fiange" gages the base portion 27, when the seal29 26 1 height of the wall 13 as'compared to the'wall 25 is sufiicient so that a space Will 1':' 0f the intermediate portion Bi With the exception of the" change beformed between the seal 29 and the base ture of the lower portion A,the embodiment illustrated in Figs. 6 and '7 is; substantially the sameas the embodiment illustratedin Figs. lto 5 and" performs the same function substantially: V A l It is obvious that various changes andmodihcati'ons may be made to the details ofconstruction without departing from the gen set forth in eral spirit-of the invention as the appended claims. I claim I i in struc v 1; In a multiple compartment "face pow-' der-box, the 'conibination'withalower powder container having a seal, 'of an interme" d-iate portion'composcdof anuppen powder container having a seal and a cover for the lower powder container, andan upper cover for the upper powder container, the cover of the intermediate portion being spaced from the lowercontainer, and the upper cover being spaced from theupper container.

2 In a multiple compartment face powder box, the combination withla lower powder container having a shoulder formed along its lower edge, of an intermediate portion composed of an upper powder container and a cover :for the lower powder container, the cover of the intermediate portion in closed position receiving the lower powder con-,

lower powder container, the upper powder tainer and resting ,on the shoulder of the container having a peripheral shoulder, and

an upper cover in closed position receiving the upper powder container and resting on the shoulder of the upperpowder container.

. 3. In a multiple compartment face powder box, the combination with a lower powder container having a destructible seal forming the upper closed surface thereof and having an outer peripheral shoulder along its lower edge, an intermediate portion composed of an upper powder container and a cover portion for the lower powder container, the up-' per powder container having a destructible seal forming the upper closing wall thereof and having an'annular shoulder along 1ts I lower peripheral edge, and an upper cover for the upper powder container, the edgeof the cover member of. theintermediate portion} I resting on the shoulder of the lower powder container and the edge ofthe upper cover member resting on the shoulder of the upper powder containerto form spaces above the destructible seals of the powder containers.

4. In a multiple compartment face powder box, the combination with a lower powder container having a seal forming the upper closure member thereof, an outer shoulder along its lower peripheral edge, there being a supply opening in the bottom thereof, and a permanent seal for said supply opening after. the powder has been received, of an intermediate portion having an upper powder container and a cover member or a lower powder container, the upper powder contamer havlng a seal formed in its upper closure member and ashoulder along its lower peripheral edge, and an upper cover for the upper powder. container,'the, lower edge of the cover member of the intermediate por 'tion engaging the shoulder of the lower powder container and thelower edge of the upper cover member engaging the shoulder of the upper powder container to form spaces above the seals of said powder containers;

GUSTAVUS A. I FEIFFER. 

